The “Beetho-ben,” another of her signature works, used shavings of the tangle seaweed to represent Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair ... of art,” she said. Matsuura’s avant-garde bento ...

She has a round face and glasses, a stern expression and slicked-back dark hair ... Mayer’s antiques, art and prints shop frequented by the Parisian avant-garde, including Vollard and Edgar ...